The Middleton Vikings will challenge the Timberline Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Middleton has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Middleton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked eighth at the time (Middleton was ranked tenth). The Vikings lost 14-2 to the Storm on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, while it was Timberline who put the first runs on the board on Saturday, it was Jerome who put up more. The Wolves took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The matchup marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Timberline saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Snuffin, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Will Nafzger, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Timberline's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Middleton, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Everything went Middleton's way against Timberline in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, as Middleton made off with a 9-2 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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